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exported PDF larger than artboard size

Community Beginner ,
Jan 05, 2021 Jan 05, 2021

Hi, I created artboards of 1945 x 1257px which, when viewed in Illustrator at 100% are just slightly smaller than the size of my screen, but when I export these artboards to PDF the scale is suddenly much larger. If I view them at 100% in Acrobat, they are much bigger than they should be, about 130% of the Illustrator artboards. Why is 100% in Acrobat not the same as 100% in Illustrator? 

 

Ai document raster settings are 72dpi. Exported PDF is set "Smallest file size" with mage compression set to 72dpi. No matter what settings I change, the PDF in Acrobat is always bigger. 

 

I've been using Illustrator for many years and I don't remember ever having run into this problem before. I recently bought a new Macbook pro and installed Illustrator. Is there some setting I missed??

 

Thanks 

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Community Expert , Jan 06, 2021 Jan 06, 2021

Probably because, in Acrobat, you can specify what screen resolution you want it to simulate (in PPI), and this setting may not match that of Illustrator.

 

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Community Expert ,
Jan 06, 2021 Jan 06, 2021

Probably because, in Acrobat, you can specify what screen resolution you want it to simulate (in PPI), and this setting may not match that of Illustrator.

 

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Community Beginner ,
Jan 06, 2021 Jan 06, 2021

Thank you!! That was it. I changed it to 72dpi and now it looks fine. I don't know why I didn't think of this. For some reason I thought it had something to do with the way the PDF was being exported. Thanks so much!

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New Here ,
Mar 21, 2024 Mar 21, 2024

Hello,

I am having the same issue where my artboard size is bigger than intended size when I export in pdf. I want to export in 300 ppi as it's for printing on wallpaper. So how can i maintain the ppi and keep the board to the size I want as I export to pdf?

 

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Community Expert ,
Mar 21, 2024 Mar 21, 2024

A PDF does not have a resolution, images in a PDF have a resolution.

Can you describe what kind of artwork (vector, images or both) you save from Illustrator as PDF?

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New Here ,
Mar 23, 2024 Mar 23, 2024

Hello I am trying to export a square vector of 520 mm * 520 mm . How do I export as pdf with no bleed or marks just the square alone?

 

 

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Community Expert ,
Mar 24, 2024 Mar 24, 2024
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If it is a square vector of 520 mm and the artboard size is also 520 mm, just Save As PDF and turn off any of the Marks and Bleeds.

If it is just a square vector of 520 mm on a larger artboard, use Asset Export with the correct PDF preset.

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